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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
A Well Paid Artist.
From the Nc,c York sun.


The best paid artist in the American
Opera Company is Mr. William Candidus,
who receives 81 600 n week. Mr.. Candidus
was heard in New York some twenty years
ago in performance of Der Freischutz,'
given in German in the Academy of Music
Mime. Parepa Rosa was Agatha and Mr.
Candidus MAX" and the choruses were
sung by the Arion Society Later on Mr.
Canddus went - Europe 30 study, and in
1881 he returned 10 America 30 take part Ia
the music festival held AT the Seventh Regi-
ment Armory under Mr. Thomas direction.
For bis labors during this and last season
Mr. tandidus has been paid, thus far, close
upon $4,000. A goodiy share Of his earn
lngs viii be- invested IN the new house be ls
now building in Frankfort Oh the Maine
where BE- hts sung in opera for a long while.
and where De- propose, apparently ~ end
bis dhya, amid a genial aud adniring popu
latlyu
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FUNFRALN INVITATIONS.


CHASE.-Died. in this city. on the morning Of
the 18th of April, 1881 at the residence of her
son-n-law d. v. Ilebey, Esq, Mrs. MARY A;
her age Her friend and acquaintance, and of
Mr. and Mrs. d. " Iebey of MIR. and Mrs. j. P.
Chase and family, and of Mr. and hrs, P {.
Roteneau and family, and of Mrs. John l. Ward,
are respectfully invited to attend her funeral
services at the residence of D. V. Lebey, No. 100
Waldburg near Jefferson street, THIS MORN
ING at 10 O'Clock. Interment at Bonaventure.
G35- Charleston papers please copy.
PRATT-The friends and acquaintance of Mr..
GEORGE PRATT, who was drowned near Ossabaw
Island are respectfully invited to attend his fu.
neral THIS Saturday AFTERNOON at Laurel
Grove Cemetery at , o'clock
DOODY-The friends and acquaintance of
Mrs. JULIA DooDY and family, of Macon, Ga,
and of w j. Harry and family. are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services of the for.
mer THIS MORNING at the Cathedral at $50
O'Clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
STARKE ITEMS.
Returning Visitors-The Pennsylvania
Orange Grove Company.


Orange Grove Company.
STARKE, FLA, April live are having
quite an influx Of visitors at present, many
of them from South Florida, where they
have been spending the winter and are now
returning.
Some members of the celebrated Pennsyl-
wanna Orange Grove Company are here,
having Just arrived. This grove is situated
north of Starke about two miles, and con-
sists of 100 acres in vigorous trees, which are
gradually coming into bearing. The COM
pany contemplate adding 100 acres more of
orange trees to this already mammoth grove,
which will make it the largest enterprise of
the kind in the State
Rev. DR.. Armstrong, of Pennsylvania,
has instituted lodge Of Knights and Ladies
of Honor here, made up of many of our best
people. This is the first lodge of this order
in the State
Strawberries are not bearing as they
should, although shipments continue. The
cold east winds cause the plants to shed their
bloom.
A colored man near here set out three or
four acres in berries, and has already re
allied between $500 and S40O on the same
He has not paid out one cent for CONNER
cial fertilizers, but made all used on his
place.
He has quite a curiosity in the way of
help in his strawberry field Crickets get
under the straw-bedding around the plants
| and destroy and mutilate many of the ber-
ries, and this mans children are daily EN-
ployed in killing the pests. Their little dog
accompanies them to the field and has
| learned to tap on the straw with his fore
foot, which, frightening the cricket causes
| him to come to the surface for observation
when he is pounced upon and crushed by
the jaws of the industrious little canine
This he keeps up as long as the children re
main with him. He kills three crickets tC
| the childrcn's one
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Chicago's Windfall.

CHICAGO, April 15.-To-day in copying
and renewing the public records partly
burned during the great fire Of 1871 an EN-
ploye of the City Clerks office made a
sensational discovery. 1t was moth
ing less than deed TO the city
of a twenty-toot strip of property which
now forms the South dock, Chicago river,
stretching from State street east nearly to
the lake. a distance of about half mile,
through one of the most valuable districts in
the business portion of the city. The prop
erty is worth several million dollars
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A Youthful Hero.
Washington Dispatcl to chicago NJ

" dMtngton DtSpdtH 10 chicago NetcS.
An application has been made to the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury for a medal TO be
given to a boy Of II years under the law
which permits those who have saved human
life by heroic rescue to be so distinguished.
The lads name is Walter Kernochan His
father is a merchant Of wealth in New York
and his uncle is Loriard. the tobacco manu-
facturer Last fall, while wandering along
the banks Of the Shrewsbury river in New
Jersey, near his fathers summer home, the
boys nurse, Annie Savstte. fell into the
water. She sank twice. and then, accord
ing TO the aiiidaYitS presented, the chfld,
hearing her cries ran 10 her assist
ance, and, throwing of his coat, sprang
into the stream, seized her by the hair, held
her head above water and swan ashore He
weighs less than sixty pounds, she more fhan
100. He is shown by evidence 90 be phe-
nomenal swimmer for a lad of his age and to
have taken TO tine water like "A duck before
he shed his petticOatS While the claim is
regarded as unusual. and tseie are skeptics
who cannot bee convinced that such a feat
could be- performed 10y boy of his age and
weight 10 /, probable that he viii be given "A
medal by the government, as he has already
received one from the Human, Society of
New YORK. The matter has bean referred
% "a committee consisting of Air kimball.
The superintendent Of the Life Saving Ser
wee, Sohntor McCue and Mr. Morton. the
superintendent Of the Revenue Marine.
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MACON'S FORGER.
Mickleiohn Secures Postponement Of
the Hearing Till Monday.

the Hearing Till Monday.
MACON. CA, April 15.-Yesterday after
noon Officer Goodroe arrested Frank NJ.
Nckleiohn at the home of his father-in-law,
J. Adamson, near Tatnall Square. He was
arrested on the charge of attempting TO
forge a check on the Exchange Bank signed
Central City Ice Company. Abe Ellis,
Manager" The check was presented at the
Exchange Bank by an unsuspecting country
man named WEIGH. Abe Ellis, manager of
the ice works, swore out warrant
against Micklejohn and he was lodged
in Jail He was carried be
fore Justice Freeman this morning
and asked postponement of the hearing
until Monday He was placed under a $500
bond. Failing to give this he was recon-
mitted to jail Mickleiohn stood opposite
the bank while WEIGH went in TO present the
check The officials pronounced it forged,
and Welsh then pointed out of a window to
Micklejohn as the man who had told him to
get it cashed Micklejohn ran away,at the
approach of officers, but was subsequently
arrested as stated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, April 15.-To-day's races
here were as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Seven-eighths of mile Charley
Marks won, with PrObus second and Miss DAILY
third. Time 1:30lS.
SECOND RAcE-One and one eighth miles Fa-
vor won. with Gov. Bate second and Weeks
third. Time 1908.
THIRD RACE-One and ne-fourth miles. With
now won, with Volcano second and Hindoo Rose
third. Time 2:1134 This is the best time ever
made over this track. for a 3-year-old with
weights up.
FOURTH RACE-One and onesixteenth miles.
Our Friend won, with Handy Andy second and
MatchnIn third Timn LIZ
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The Bivouac in New Hands.

LOUISVILLE, April 15-The announce
ment is made here this afternoon by the pub
hshers of the Southern Biroudc magazine,
devoted to war papers and Southern char
acter sketches, that the monthly has been
purchased by the Century Company of New
York, and that, commencing with the May
number the periodical will be issued from
that house. The Century Company becomes
possessor of the cuts, etc, belonging TO the
and will fill unexpired subscrip-
tions under the former owners.
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A PAPER OFFICE RAIDED.
Masked Men Wreak Vengeance on ar
Obscene Print ct Troy.


Obscene Print ct Troy.
Troy, n. y, April ia gang Of I'M
known men, said TO be Knights of Labor,
raided the office of the Oici, an obscene
weekly publication in this city, this morning
The proprietor, John Parr, was not on the
premises at the time, and the only person
found by the alleged Knights of Labor was
the foreman, Carlos B. Conant. He
says that the men, who wore masks, after
asking him one or two questions beat him
over the head with clubs until he became
unconscious. When he recovered conscious
ness he found the type all pied, the cases
dumped, the racks and imposing stones
broken and general chaos. Recently the
Olri has been noted for the virulence of its
attacks on the Knights of Labor, and Fore
man Conant claims that he recognized sew
eral of the attacking party as members of
the order
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COLUMBIA EXCITED.
The Mere Whisper of a Railroad Starts
Talk of Boom.

The Mere " ulBpeT OF ftaIITOdd oLdFIs
Talk of a Boom.
FORT GAINES, GA, April l5.-It is
learned that Columbia, Ala, is o. boom
and that much excitement perry IS that
quiet little town over news br, yht by
Capt John T. Davis, who has just eturned
home, of the certainty of the extension of
the Southwestern railway from Blakeley Ga.
70 their place. They feel confident now of a
bright future for their town and everybody
wears a smile 1t will probably cause an nd
vance in the value of real estate Capt.
Davis and Mr.. Koonce are the lucky owners
of such as will be in immediate demand
The weather is warm and dry and rain is
much needed. Farmers are complaining that
the ground is too hard to plow, though some
are planting. The cold did but little dam
aon TO fruit and gardens
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CHICAGO, April lj-The Northwestern
railway lines to-day made an important
change in freight practice by directing that
hereafter charges for live stool. tlunsporta.
ton be by the hundred pounds instead Of by
the carload a. heretofore. This does away
with all discrimination and controversy re
pardng the size Of cars furnished shippers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
A Letter Pouch Robbed.

LOUISVILLE, April 15-.It was discovered
this morning that the New Albany closed
pouch which left the Louisville post office at
$40 O'Clock last evening was robbed at the
Jacksonville, Madison and indianapolis
railroad depot last night The pouch was
found upon the platform cut open and rifed
of its contents. The extent of the loss is not
vet known
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CITY OF SAVANNAH,
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL. :
April 9Th, 1887. \
Under and by virtue of resolution adopted
by Council at meeting of April 9Th, 1887, Coun-
to say on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10Th 1857, a
City Marshal TO M vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of l.. l.. Goodwin. Bond, 5000.
Salary, $500 per annum. Applicants must
hand in their applications, with names of bonds
men 1.-TWO requred) stated therein, to the Clerk
Of Council at or before , o'clock P M WE'D
NESDAY, APRIL GOTH, 1887.
By order of Council.
FRANK e. REBARER,
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QUARANTINE NOTICE.
OFTIoE HEALTH oFwcER,

SAvANNAH, April 5th. 1887 (
Notice is hereby given that the Quarantine
officer is instructed not 10 deliver letters 10 yes
sells which ART not subjected 10 quarantine de-
tention, unless the name Of consignee and state
mcut that the vessel Is ordered 10 some other
port appears upon the face OF the envelope
This order b. made necessary in consequence Of
the enormous bulk Of drumming letters sent 10
the station for vessels which are 20 arrive.
j. Z. MCFARLAND, NJ D.,
Ifpulth nfNaar
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0IARANTINE NOTIrE.
OFFICE liFALrH OFFICER.
Earars.u Mus...l u.fI tAali

SAvAEkAH, March 18th, lhs7 Z
Pilots Of the Port ~ savannah ARE Informed
that the SapelO Quarantine station viii be open.
cd On APRIL ist. 1857.
special attention Of the Pilots il directed 20
sections Nos. 81 and 18th, Quarantine liegha
lions
Musi rdd enforcement ~ quarantine rcgIla-
flnns viii be- maintained by the Health author.
lies o. MCFARLAND II. b.
Hssltb Oaicar
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DEAD IN HIS CELL.
A Doctor Charged With Poisoning His
Wife Commits Suicide.

Wife Commits Suicide.
MILWAUKEE, April 15.-Dr. Bruil, of
Dodgeville, Wis, who was arrested few
weeks ago charged with having poisoned his
wife to secure insurance amounting 10 $40,
600. died in Jail this morning. 1t is sup
posed that he committed suicide This note
was found on him. Il feel as if | was about
10 take change of venue to the Supreme
Judge on high. If So the Judge is just and
more inclined to mercy | am feeling very
badly. My heart seems to have quit work
to-day. Don't let them remove me from
Jail to die
DR. Bruil was a leading physician and pol
ifirian
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
COMMERCIAL CRASHES.
Dun & Co. Report Failures Decreasing
in Every Part of the Country.

3
in Every Part of the Country.
New YORK, April l5.-The business fail
ures throughout the country during the last
seven days, as reported to r. G. Dun 6
Co. S Mercantile Agency to-day by telegraph,
number for the United States l46, and for
Canada %, total of 175, as compared
with a total of 223 last week, and 223 the
week previous to last, and 1872 in the CORES
ponding week Of last year. Business casual
ties are on the decline in every section of the
country. In New York city there were
only two insignificant suspensions this week
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
Supposed to Have Defaulted.

HOBOKEN, n. J., April l5.-Water Conn
missioner Murphy is missing. His office is
in much confusion, and there seems to be
but little doubt that he is a defauiter. His
accounts have not been examined during the
nineteen years he has held Office. The
amount cannot be ascertained, but it is be-
heYed to be lnrge
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SUIsuE, CAL, April l5.-siichael Keefe.
the Hife murderer who was to be- hanged to.
day, cut his thront with ppcketkn.fe ye,.
teidhy morning g. resisted the efforts of
physlrinus b dress the wound and died yes
taday Afternoon.
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PROPOSALS WANTED.
PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF LAND
CITY OF SAVANNAH,
OFFICE CLERK OF Council,
April II, 1887.


OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL
April II, 1887. !
FINDER and by virtue of a resolution adoptea
u by the City Council of Savannah, at meet
ing on the sth day of April, 1887 bids are invited
for the purchase of all that portion of the city
domain recently bought by the city Of Savannah
from Sarah A. Mousseau and others, known al
that portion of the Dillon tract lying south q
Seventh street and west of Barnard street SAID
portion of said tract being bounded on the north
by Seventh street, east by Barnard street south
by West Twelfth street, and west by Florancs
street, said portion of said tract containing two
hundred and seventy-two lots the city reserving
all streets laid out in said tract, and also tho
portion of said tract laid out and known a
Wells square No bid for less amount than
S70,250 shall be considered, the city reserving
the right TO reject any and all bids.
TERMs-One fourth cash, one-fourth on the
first of September, 1887, balance 10 be paid In
one and two years from date of purchase, with
interest on deferred payments at per cent PEI
annum. correct map of the above described
property can be seen at the office of the City
Surveyor on and after Wednesday, April IS
1887.
All bids to be presented to the Clerk of Coun
Gil by O'Clock P. NJ. on WEDNESDAY, April ssh
1887. o
BY order of Council
FRANK E. REBARER
Clerk of Council
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Rnach,s Atlanta An Rinht

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Secretary
of the Navy says the cruiser Atlanta will
probably be accepted on the result of her
last trial
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BURNING DRUGS.
An Explosion Following the Fire In.
jures Two of the Clerks.

JNe1 % I " . VI V11V N71O1 TT
MILWAUKEE, April 15.-The wholesale
drug store of Charles Baumbach & Co., on
Market square, caught fire accidentally in
the cellar this morning and was completely
destroyed The loss on stock is $50, 000
The insurance is one-half The loss on the
building is $4,000, and the insurance
SIS, 900. Two clerks We're badly burned by
an explosion which almost instantly fol
lowed the outbreak of the fire. One will
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A GROWING COAST TOWN.

Points About New Railroad and
Gossip About Personal Matters.
CEDAR KEY, FLA, April l4-The Board
Of Trade has been fully organized, directors
elected and committees appointed
The early building Of the railroad from
Branford 20 this place becomes more certain
day by day, and bill is now before the
Legislature 10 charter road from Daytona
Via Ocala b. Cedar Key. These il no doubt
that the exeellencies OF soil, timber and re
sources Of this section have at last attracted
The attention Of prospecting capitalists aud
the country will soon be developed fully
Nev spring Styles Ia fiAia. Gents Furnishing
Goods. &c, at Appel a schau'h, iC5 Congress
street
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DOVER DEL, April 15.-The Senate
passed this morning the House bill prohibit
ing absolutely Che manufacture and sale of
all kinds of imitation and adulterated but
Pa.
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KIESLING'S NURSERY,
White Bluff Road.

DLAETe BOUQUETS DFNBNE. CUT
i FLOWERS furnished - order Leave or.
den ID DAVE hROh. corner Bal and York
ntfceie lelsphgGe jail &c
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The Engadine

Bouquet. Atkmsons new perfume. This
superb diFtlllatiun sweeily recalls fragrant
Swiss h9Nap Bright jewels la o settlng Of
Perpetual safW
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f37TK ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
UNION SOCIETY,
Bethesda Orphan House,
VIII be celebrated at
BETHESDA, TUESDAY, April, 26, 1887.
1a7TK ANNIVERSARY

The anniversary address will be delivered by
Rev. l.. w. BACON, D. D.,
The meeting will be held at 1 Pm
Members and their families and friends, and
those who have been Wards of the Society, and
the public, are cordially invited to join in the
celebration. A Band of Music will be in attend
ance. and rooms in the Orphan House placed at
the disposal of those who wish to dance
Railroad fare from Anderson street depot to
Bethesda and return Soc; Children and ser
wants half price. Tickets can be procured from
the Managers and Stewards Of the Society and
at the usual places where tickets are sold.
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NOTICE.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
NOTICE.

OFFICE SAVANNAH GAS LIGHT COMPANY,
SAVANNAH, GA. April Is, 1887
An election for President. Treasurer and eight
Directors to manage the affairs of this COmpa-
ny will be held on TUESDAY, the 18th inst, be
tween the hours of II and o'clock.
\. G. GUERARD, President
Deviled Crab. Terrapin Soup. Chicken Salad.
Lettuce Salad Prawn and all the dehcaCies of
the season will be served for Lunch TONIGHT
at the Merchants Exchange, 149 Congress street,
C. F GRAHAM
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DIR. HENRY 5 COLDING,
SURGEON DENTIST,
ELECTION NOTICE.

Office corner Jones and Drayton streets
Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
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The Salvation Army have concluded to
erect permanent barracks in this city. Capt.
Ella Brucker announced tonight at a
crowded meeting that W. L. Findlay, w. P.
gnman, W. A. Moore, J. B, Hawthorne,
George Muse, L. P. Grant and Green T.
Oodd all prominent men of means, had been
chosen as a Board of Trustees to build the
barracks. The Captain also stated that
rs, 900 has been raised for the object, and the
trustees say that the sum will not be enough
pnd that they will raise S25, 900 to put up a
barracks
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-17

A decree has been published in The
Pekin Gazette which gives definite shape
TO the negotiations Of China with the
pope. The cathedral schools. dwelling
houses. hospital, museum. printing Office
and library, so well known for 100 years
rs the Peitang. are to be removed to an
other site a quarter of a mile distant.
The bishopi is highly praised and rewarded
with second rank decorations, as is also
Mr.. Commissioner Deitring Of the Gus
toms. Tientsin. Able Favier. who went
to Rome and Paris from Pekin to con-
duct the negotiations, is honored with the
third RANK decorations and 900. The
accord of France with China seems to be
perfect.
The new cathedral and other buildings
will be erected at the expense Of the Chi
nese government. following in this re-
spect the example set by the great En-.
peror Kanghi in the latter part Of the
Seventeenth century. The empress
wishes 10 have the cathedral. which
overlook1 q par; where she will reside
occasionally, in tho western precincts OF
the palace. What she will do with the
cathedral il . Cecrct. and perhaps not yet
decided.-LC2G5l .Sews.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-17
Lamaism IN China.

The Rev. Jonathan Crossett, who for
seventeen years has been a missionary In
China, says that M section of China Is
still untouched by the missionaries the
Mongols living TO the north and west.
The Mongols go down to Lassa in Thibet
as to a Mecca, and evidence n be found
among them Of the teaching Of the early
Christians. They are the most tenacious
as TO their religion of any people whom
he had ever met. Their deity Is called
Borhan, or eight" and their belief
Lamaism-is founded upon tenets held
by all Christians. They observe one day
In every seven, and although they wor-
ship idols. they have ten commandments,
and their system Of morals is very high.
New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-17

THE Salt Lake Tribune says the
increased shipments into Montana
over the Union Pacific railway from
the territories of Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho indicate in n potential way. the
steady advances which these territor.
les are making. There is a steady in
crease in manufactures; II steadily in
creas ny consumption Of food products,
which means aD increase OF people,
and a swelling in volume of work per.
formed. This year will show a much
more pronounced advan .e in this ter
ritory. Last year was II hard n in
Montana, because Of the drouth Of the
summer and the cold of the early win.
ter. Still, its progress was good. This
year, Montana men say, they will ex-
coed Colorado in the production of
metals.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-17

III will be remembered that two
years ago a bill was introduced in the
legislature prohibiting the expiration
by transportation companies of any
deer and similar hides from this Terri
tory. 1t was defeated in the counci /,
but by some means became enrolled,
received the approval OF the governor,
and was included in tn. published
laws, the Northern Pacific company
instructed its agents TO refuse To re-
ceive such hides offered for shipment,
and the order has been enforced for
two years. AT the recent session OF
the legislature Councilman Kennedy
introduced n resolution instructing
the secretary Of the territory To omit
the alleged law from any uture pub
LEGATION Of the laws, which resolution
passed both houses and was approved
by the governor. la accordance with
the spirit Of that resolution, the North
ern Pacific railroad company has re-
Gently resciDded its previous order,
and now all such hides will be receiy.
ed for shipment Ms is other freight.